Table 2 Comparison of values and variabilities of BP and PR between the amlodipine and cilnidipine treatment

From: Comparison between L-type and N/L-type calcium channel blockers in the regulation of home blood-pressure variability in elderly hypertensive patients

Variables

Amlodipine (n = 26)

Cilnidipine (n = 26)

P

Morning

  SBP (mm Hg)

126.8 ± 9.9

130.9 ± 9.6

0.005

  DBP (mm Hg)

78.9 ± 6.4

81.3 ± 7.5

0.002

  PR (bpm)

65.4 ± 7.2

64.0 ± 7.4

0.034

  SBP CV (×100)

6.4 ± 1.5

6.6 ± 1.9

0.39

  DBP CV (×100)

6.1 ± 2.2

6.5 ± 2.5

0.06

  PR CV (×100)

6.9 ± 1.9

7.6 ± 2.5

0.09

Evening

  SBP (mm Hg)

121.7 ± 8.0

124.6 ± 8.6

0.017

  DBP (mm Hg)

74.4 ± 6.9

76.1 ± 8.3

0.004

  PR (bpm)

68.4 ± 7.5

67.2 ± 8.2

0.016

  SBP CV (×100)

8.0 ± 2.3

8.1 ± 1.8

0.61

  DBP CV (×100)

8.0 ± 3.4

8.0 ± 3.3

0.99

  PR CV (×100)

7.3 ± 1.9

7.8 ± 2.0

0.10

  1. Significance was determined using paired Student’s t-tests
  2. SBP systolic bloodpressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PR pulse rate, bpm beats per minute, CV coefficientof variation
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